My Budapest Trip!
Thursday 19th March Arriving in sunny Budapest at 11.30am local time (an hour ahead), we were met by our mini bus which was to be our transport for the next 4 days. Luggage loaded and ready to go,...
Maxwelltown High School in the Rhineland
Last year, our courier Dexter Sherwood accompanied Maxwelltown High School from Dumfriesshire on their concert tour to Belgium. When the group booked their tour to the Rhineland in 2015, they...
Billingshurst Choral Society in a Viennese Whirl!
Following a successful tour to Tuscany 2 years ago, Billingshurst Choral Society decided on a city tour to Vienna this year. Their courier, Roy Varney, thoroughly enjoyed their 4-day stay in the...
My time in sunny Costa Brava!
Day 1 Today we had a very early start from the Barcelona Sports Hostel. We were off to explore Montserrat and to visit the coastal towns of Lloret De Mar and Tossa de Mar. First stop on the journey...
It’s goodbye UK and hello Venice for Yateley Manor School – Part two
Day 3 – Sunday 29 March After a more leisurely start to the day, it’s back to the vaporetto for the group’s second visit to Venice. I take the group through the city, walking over lots of...
It’s goodbye UK and hello Venice for Yateley Manor School – Part one
Coasting along the charming canals, a stunning performance at St Mark’s Basilica and enough ice cream to last a lifetime – that’s just a glimpse of what Yateley Manor School in Hampshire got up...
Belgium – what’s there apart from chocolate and beer?
Over the past 3 years, I have been fortunate enough to accompany 10 groups on their Concert Tour to Belgium as their Rayburn Tours Courier. The groups have ranged from a Welsh Male Voice Choir to a...
A trip to The Rhineland! – Day 4
Day 4 – Thursday 05th February Today we were off to Bad Bertrich which is situated in a 200m deep sided valley of the Mosselle. Bad Bertrich is home to a hot spring and is famous far and wide...
Life as a tour guide
I was once told that “kids who are committed to music are good kids”, and it has been my happy experience to see the truth of that time and time again. For several years I have acted as a tour...
Touring has enhanced our uptake to GCSE and A Level music
I am sure there are teachers all over the country constantly searching for new ways to get students engaged in music, so when Peter Worth, Head of Music at Southend High School for Boys, told me,...
To describe her as an inspiration just doesn’t seem to do her justice!
She’s organised 17 music tours in 17 years, giving thousands of students from Saffron Walden County High School the chance to perform, grow and learn in beautiful destinations around Europe –...
Loreto Sixth Form College do Costa Brava!
Caroline Byatt, Rayburn Tours Courier, tells us about her latest concert tour to the Costa Brava, showing just how much you can pack into a three day trip! Monday 7th July 2014 I had an early start,...